August 21
Ahmed, Saints Grace and Mary (12th century)
Martyrs
Practical advice
As you collect your heart in silence, meditate for a few minutes on a scene from the Gospel in which Mary appears, remembering that holiness is built in the ordinary.
Biography
Ahmed, who was a Muslim, renounced his religion and converted to Christianity, becoming a Cistercian monk. He later converted his two sisters, Gracia (Zaida) and María (Zoraida). As soon as the Emir of Valencia found out, he ordered them executed. Ahmed was hanged and his two sisters were beheaded.
Example of
FortitudeFaithfulnessSacrifice